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back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. what governor romney's offering is a return to policies that have failed us in the past. he's now talking about them as "big changes." they're a repeat... a relapse of things that haven't worked for american families for over a decade now. >> brown: with both sides promising to revitalize the economy, there's one more important report yet to come: the jobs numbers for october will be released next friday, just four days before voters head to the polls. earlier today, i talked about the new government economic reportith hugh johnson, head of an vesent d advisory fi in bany, new york. hugh, welcome. first the good news, where is the growth coming from? >> well, you know, there are a lot of places. but i think probably the best news is that, you know, consumer spending is about 70% of our economy. we saw that strengthen in the third quarter. that's very good news. i think there are a couple of really-- parts of that first of all
back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. what governor romney's offering is a return to policies that have failed us in the past. he's now talking about them as "big changes." they're a repeat... a relapse of things that haven't worked for american families for over a decade now. >> brown: with both sides promising to revitalize the economy, there's...
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any day that the news media is not talking about jobs or the economy, taxes or spending, deficits and debt, boem care and energy, is a good day for barack obama. >> now haley barbour, explained that when you're a governor, you have to be with the white house and the national government for the long haul. do you have a problem with the way chris christie behaved? did he go overboard in praising president obama. >> chris christie did his job, he's known as an effective leader. he needed the federal government to go in there and partner with him. cut through the bureaucracy and the red tape that allows him to get the help that he needs to as citizens. so you know, he did his job. that's why he's such an effective governor. back to what people are going to vote on whext they walk into that polling booth on tuesday, they're going to be looking for an effective leader, someone who can turn the economy around. on both of these issues, poll after poll, shows that mitt romney is the guy that american people believe can make those things happen. >> shawn spicer from the republican national comm
any day that the news media is not talking about jobs or the economy, taxes or spending, deficits and debt, boem care and energy, is a good day for barack obama. >> now haley barbour, explained that when you're a governor, you have to be with the white house and the national government for the long haul. do you have a problem with the way chris christie behaved? did he go overboard in praising president obama. >> chris christie did his job, he's known as an effective leader. he...
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the long-term deficit, what it means for their kids. at the same time i did meet obama supporters here who do like his plan, especially when it comes to investing in education, in training. they like obama care. they say our economy is not where it needs to be, but we are going to stick with the president to move forward because we like his thinking. interestingly, the man you saw on the piece, kevin harbor, told me wish there was a viable third party candidate because i'm not really sold on either of these guys. >> wow. that's very telling. poppy, thank you. appreciate it. >> yeah. >>> today both candidates are offering their vision for america. this is an exclusive opinion article for cnn.com on our worldwide website. president obama who just spoke in ohio a short while ago right on cnn.com today saying i believe america's prosperity was built on the strength of our middle class. we don't succeed when a few of the top do well while everyone else struggles to get by. we're better off when everyone gets a fair shot. everyone does their
the long-term deficit, what it means for their kids. at the same time i did meet obama supporters here who do like his plan, especially when it comes to investing in education, in training. they like obama care. they say our economy is not where it needs to be, but we are going to stick with the president to move forward because we like his thinking. interestingly, the man you saw on the piece, kevin harbor, told me wish there was a viable third party candidate because i'm not really sold on...
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>> do you want four nor years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? how about four more years of gridlock in washington? there is no question in my view we really can't have four more years like the last four years. i know that the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this. five more days, five more days. [cheers and applause] [chanting] five more days! five more days! five more days! >> we are going to have to come up with a better slogan tomorrow, or a different won at least. [laughter] >> i know the president has been trying to figure out some way to suggest he's got some new ideas, because with all these people out of work, with 3 million more women in poverty today than when he took office. when 15 trillion more people on food stamps than when he took office he's got to find something to suggest it will be better over the next four years. he came up with an idea last week, which is he's going to create the department of business. [laughter] >> i don't think adding a new chair in his cabinet will help add million
>> do you want four nor years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? how about four more years of gridlock in washington? there is no question in my view we really can't have four more years like the last four years. i know that the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this. five more days, five more days. [cheers and applause] [chanting] five more days! five more days! five more days! >> we are going to have to come up with a better slogan...
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nobody in the world can stop the deficit from going up. this is all that happened the president and his so-called breakup republican--the stimulus was a hundred billion dollars in the know with that money went to? that average tax cuts when to americans of the they can pay their bills. about 32% of its went to help state and local governments to keep teachers, firefighters and police officers on the job because they were not able to raise money for their states. this was a good thing. >> you have been listening to up former president bill clinton and chesapeake, virginia. we have been listening in and he was talking economics. >> speaking of money we're getting details of how much it cost the taxpayers for the giants parade. the giants picked up most of the tap and san francisco spent about $100,000 due to cleanup cost and transportation. san francisco officials stated that there was money in the budget for things like this. the giants kicked in about $1 million of its own money to cover the production cost and the civic center plaza festi
nobody in the world can stop the deficit from going up. this is all that happened the president and his so-called breakup republican--the stimulus was a hundred billion dollars in the know with that money went to? that average tax cuts when to americans of the they can pay their bills. about 32% of its went to help state and local governments to keep teachers, firefighters and police officers on the job because they were not able to raise money for their states. this was a good thing. >>...
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he said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half. then he doubled it. he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate, down to 5.2% right now. today we learned it actually is.9%. that is nine million jobs what short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. think of that. unemployment is higher today than on the day barack obama took office. [booing]. he promised to propose a plan to save social security and medicare from insolvency. he didn't. rather than he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for his vaunted obamacare. [booing] he said he would lower health insurance premiums for the average family. by $2500 a year by now. actually by now they are now 3,000 higher for an average family. and gasoline, the american family now pays $2,000 a year more for gasoline than when he was elected. of course he also said he would work across the aisle. the most important issues. listen to this. he has not met on the economy or on the budget or on jobs with either of the republican leader of the house or the sena
he said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half. then he doubled it. he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate, down to 5.2% right now. today we learned it actually is.9%. that is nine million jobs what short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. think of that. unemployment is higher today than on the day barack obama took office. [booing]. he promised to propose a plan to save social security and medicare from insolvency. he...
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will shoot to the deficit up. we know what the right choice is but let's face it, governor romney is a talented salesman. in this campaign, he has tried to -- as hard as he can to repackage the same policies and offer them up as change. but we know what change looks like. what the governor is offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks is not change. another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policy until after the election, that's not change. we have seen that before. we have seen that before. [applause] ruling out compromised by rubber stamping the tea party agenda in congress is not change. by the way, when you try to change the facts because they are inconvenient for your campaign, that is definitely not change. [applause] trying to massage the fed, that is not change. that's just -- [applause] we have been seeing this out of governor romney and his friends or the last two weeks right here in ohio. at to got folks
will shoot to the deficit up. we know what the right choice is but let's face it, governor romney is a talented salesman. in this campaign, he has tried to -- as hard as he can to repackage the same policies and offer them up as change. but we know what change looks like. what the governor is offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks is not change. another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your...
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indiana ran deficits. when mitch daniels came into power a couple of years later on but is that you helped write, indiana was $700 million of the internet and had a deficit of $820 million. facts are stubborn things. i would like to know from my colleagues on stage how we are going to make sure to preserve the fiscal integrity of the state of indiana. >> if you has been the last years of indiana rather than congress, you know our balance has to be passed in indiana according to the constitution. i have passed bipartisan balanced budgets. they were supported by david longed in our lieutenant governor. i find it almost laughable that the united states congressman would lecture anybody about this responsibility. you voted not once, twice, but five times -- the results increased the deficit by $200 billion. >> find a key house, senate, and gov. races across the country on c-span, as his band radio, and c-span.org/campaign2012. >> debate coverage continues tomorrow night with rhode island oppose the first distr
indiana ran deficits. when mitch daniels came into power a couple of years later on but is that you helped write, indiana was $700 million of the internet and had a deficit of $820 million. facts are stubborn things. i would like to know from my colleagues on stage how we are going to make sure to preserve the fiscal integrity of the state of indiana. >> if you has been the last years of indiana rather than congress, you know our balance has to be passed in indiana according to the...
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but if you have a billion dollars on each side and we're talking about reducing the deficit or getting more emergency money available to our country in times of need. it seems to me like such an unbelievable waste. and someone like donald trump holding up $5 million is just another example of that. >> if donald trump really didn't run for office because he didn't want to reveal his tax records he must be kicking himself. >> could he even run for mayor of new york city and win? >> i think he could run for mayor of new york city. we have a real billionaire who has bought that job a couple of times, and i think he could do. >> i think bloomberg has done a phenomenal job during this hurricane. >> he has done a lot of things that aren't popular at first -- >> the soda ban is just ridiculous. >> there are a lot of complains that he hasn't done enough for the homeless and civil liberties, but it is a great example of the governments working together. like we talked about in the last hour the real test will be what happens in the next 48 hours. the cleanup and rescue efforts where the local an
but if you have a billion dollars on each side and we're talking about reducing the deficit or getting more emergency money available to our country in times of need. it seems to me like such an unbelievable waste. and someone like donald trump holding up $5 million is just another example of that. >> if donald trump really didn't run for office because he didn't want to reveal his tax records he must be kicking himself. >> could he even run for mayor of new york city and win?...
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national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. welcome to the world leader in derivatives. welcome to superderivatives. >>> fema's about to run out of money. there are some people who say to it on a case by case basis, some people saying we're learning a lesson here the states should take on this role. >> absolutely, every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. instead of thinking in the federal budget, what we
national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america...
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change in which we reduce our deficit, and we can streamline agencies. we can get rid of programs that are not working, but if we are serious, we have to ask wealthy americans to go back to the tax rates they paid when bill clinton was in office. [applause] of budget is all about priorities. it is about what values do we care about. i am not going to turn medicare into a voucher to pay taxes. i am not going to allow this nation to be plunged into another battle over health-care reform and take millions of americans of health care and weaken the reforms we put in place, including making sure young people can stay on their parents' plan just so insurance companies can jump back into the driver's seat. by the way, i am not going to allow politicians in washington to control health-care choices women should make it by themselves. i am not going to do that. we are not going to go backwards. we are going to go for words. -- forwards. [applause] colorado, we know what change is. we know what the future requires. we do not need a big government agenda or a small
change in which we reduce our deficit, and we can streamline agencies. we can get rid of programs that are not working, but if we are serious, we have to ask wealthy americans to go back to the tax rates they paid when bill clinton was in office. [applause] of budget is all about priorities. it is about what values do we care about. i am not going to turn medicare into a voucher to pay taxes. i am not going to allow this nation to be plunged into another battle over health-care reform and take...
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you know that he promised bipartisanship and to reduce the deficit by half. you know that he was going to give us accountable government. he said he would reduce the health insurance by $2,500. today we have -- we had promises of economic recovery. this president today has not delivered on his promises of 2008. that is reason enough to have him not be president of united states. he has not delivered. [applause] it is very clear that america cannot afford four more years obamanomics. and the abuse of power by pointing many of his own party and executive orders be on the constitution. -- beyond the constitution. we will have a new president obama -- pardon me, i mean, president runomney. $814 steel is that did not work. -- stimulous that did not work. worst economic problems america has faced since world war ii. 23 million people looking for full-time jobs. under an employment a 40% of the economy. -- underemployment making up 40% of the economy. many people on food stamps. that is the failure, but americans are not quitters. we can turn the ship around and we
you know that he promised bipartisanship and to reduce the deficit by half. you know that he was going to give us accountable government. he said he would reduce the health insurance by $2,500. today we have -- we had promises of economic recovery. this president today has not delivered on his promises of 2008. that is reason enough to have him not be president of united states. he has not delivered. [applause] it is very clear that america cannot afford four more years obamanomics. and the...
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he also said he would cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. he was going to get unemployment down to 5.2% right now. we just learned on friday it's up to 7.9%. >> earlier in the day, the candidate's wife, ann romney, visited the back of the campaign plane and handed out breakfast food to the reporters covering the race for the last year and a half. asked how she's feeling about the race, she said she's been touched by the people she's run across in the final weeks of the campaign. people have come up to her and told her about their struggles in this economy right now. as for this campaign, the way this is going to wrap up this weekend is that mitt romney is going to be heading off to ohio on sunday, and also pennsylvania, a battleground state, they believe they're now putting into play, and by the looks of it, it's getting more and more competitive as we head towards election day. jim acosta, cnn, dubuque, iowa. >> thanks so much, jim. not just the white house. democrats and republicans are waging a fierce fight for control of the u.s. house.
he also said he would cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. he was going to get unemployment down to 5.2% right now. we just learned on friday it's up to 7.9%. >> earlier in the day, the candidate's wife, ann romney, visited the back of the campaign plane and handed out breakfast food to the reporters covering the race for the last year and a half. asked how she's feeling about the race, she said she's been touched by the people she's run across in the final weeks of the campaign....
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ericson: we have a national deficit. if we were in the black, the national budget had a lot of money, then there wouldn't be any argument. would be okay. stand hear, spend their. but the thing is what we've got to do to get in the black is to have a flat answer on national tax and also on social security. so, regardless of how much money someone makes, they should pay the same percentage of their income into social security as a low-income person with no cap at $250,000 or anything like that. so all persons and corporations since corporations are being treated like persons should pay a flat and fair tax the same as if we charged anybody 2% across-the-board we would be in the black. spec many of you know the military is discussing the idea of putting the f35 fighter jet to replace the f-16. that is the next question. we have another question from south burlington. if you were elected to be the senator and f 35 at the national guard but what to do to protect my family and the children that it tend south burlington from the
ericson: we have a national deficit. if we were in the black, the national budget had a lot of money, then there wouldn't be any argument. would be okay. stand hear, spend their. but the thing is what we've got to do to get in the black is to have a flat answer on national tax and also on social security. so, regardless of how much money someone makes, they should pay the same percentage of their income into social security as a low-income person with no cap at $250,000 or anything like that....
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you know, in a weird defense of mitt romney, in a weird defense of mitt romney, he was answering a deficit question there. he wasn't thinking about fema at all. >> right. in fact, he tried to dodge it a little bit. >> i think that's a really crucial because to me when i think about fema and disasters i'm absolutely confronted by these two americas, the katrina/fema reaction and the sandy/fema reaction and the reality is to argue there hasn't been a significant political response to the significance of fema by different governments and it's not split down party lines. it's simply not true. there was a really great article in "mother jones" that took you through -- >> the development of fema competence. >> right. and who had headed fema and the way that presidents had appointed those fema heads were directly related to how they perceived their significance. so, for example, george bush actually allocated michael brown who was the former -- i just had to read this out, because i was just blown away. michael brown who was the former commissioner of judges and stewards for the international ara
you know, in a weird defense of mitt romney, in a weird defense of mitt romney, he was answering a deficit question there. he wasn't thinking about fema at all. >> right. in fact, he tried to dodge it a little bit. >> i think that's a really crucial because to me when i think about fema and disasters i'm absolutely confronted by these two americas, the katrina/fema reaction and the sandy/fema reaction and the reality is to argue there hasn't been a significant political response to...
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robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. guest: my question is for -- caller: my question is for robert gleason. you said bob casey was an empty suit. pat toomey voted against a bill he helped write. how am i ever going to voted for republicans when they vote against a bill for political reasons? guest: i do not know about that bill. pat toomey is a strong supporter of veterans and jobs. he wants to stop spending money. that is why he was sent to washington, to get the costs under control. barack obama has us trillions of dollars in debt. we have had trillion dollar deficit. we cannot do this anymore. it is killing our country. that is why this election is between mitt romney, a businessman, who knows how to run an organization. guest: there are about
robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. guest: my question is for -- caller: my question is for robert gleason. you said bob casey was an empty suit. pat toomey voted against a bill...
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some are more prosperous and those who lean republican, the debt and deficit edge out. many millions of americans unemployed or not working in a job they like, the numbers are more important. let's go back to 2008. before that, remember the recession started beginning 2008. if you look at four years ago today, we are not better off from an unemployment situation than we were. what we are better off in is a general economic situation. i saw a sign in ohio that said no, president obama, we are not better off. look at the number of jobs we were losing before president obama took office and in the early months. what you see as a general trend, we have seen the job losses and job creation begin and we have seen all of the jobs lost during the four years of the obama administration regained. that is what you are going to hear from president obama at 8:30 this morning when the jobs numbers come out. we are certain it will be positive, create 125,000 jobs. if it's less than 100, republicans are going pounce on that. if it's more than 150 or close to 200, obama administration is
some are more prosperous and those who lean republican, the debt and deficit edge out. many millions of americans unemployed or not working in a job they like, the numbers are more important. let's go back to 2008. before that, remember the recession started beginning 2008. if you look at four years ago today, we are not better off from an unemployment situation than we were. what we are better off in is a general economic situation. i saw a sign in ohio that said no, president obama, we are...
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national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message.
national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america...
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we have an immense budget problem and deficit problem. so when the government spends more money that it doesn't have, it doesn't help the economy very much. a big chunk was military but the other was services. businesses actually contrasted in the amount of spending they did so, contracted. and net exports went down. >> jamie: so what do you expect in the fourth quarter? where do we go from here? >> if we look why did businesses contract their spending, its fiscal cliff. we are looking at this thing somehow we're going to flip a lighted switch on december 31. it is happening now. they are looking at december 31, i don't know what my tax bracket is going to be. i don't know how much spending is going to get cut back, military spending is going to get cut back. when you are looking at moment crisis down the road you will contract your spending and taking on the way and see attitude. unfortunately the guy looking for a job out there, they are the ones that are going to get hurt. >> jamie: let's hope the guys and gals that are looking for wor
we have an immense budget problem and deficit problem. so when the government spends more money that it doesn't have, it doesn't help the economy very much. a big chunk was military but the other was services. businesses actually contrasted in the amount of spending they did so, contracted. and net exports went down. >> jamie: so what do you expect in the fourth quarter? where do we go from here? >> if we look why did businesses contract their spending, its fiscal cliff. we are...
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horizon because he failed to fulfill people together to solve problems, because he famed to cut the deficit in half. he failed to take our country's problems and instead he ran from them and he blamed other people. we cannot afford four more years like this. we can't go down this path. after getting the run around for four years, it's time we get a turnaround. that is the kind mitt romney is. [ applause ] >> the president is not running on o agenda for a second term. we know where we are headed. debt schedule is going $16 trillion to $20 trillion. we have a tax increases staring us in the face. of all the taxes of obamacare, 12 of them hit middle income tax pace. we were leaving dayton at this beautiful church emanuel in downtown dayton. nice lady said please tell me you are going to get rid of obamacare and this assault to our religious liberties. i have to tell you we're going to get rid of the assault on religious liberties. there is so much at stake in this election. it really does come down to the kind of countries we're going to give our kids and grandkids. the kind of people we're go
horizon because he failed to fulfill people together to solve problems, because he famed to cut the deficit in half. he failed to take our country's problems and instead he ran from them and he blamed other people. we cannot afford four more years like this. we can't go down this path. after getting the run around for four years, it's time we get a turnaround. that is the kind mitt romney is. [ applause ] >> the president is not running on o agenda for a second term. we know where we are...
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the biggest problem in america today, is the trust deficit. that's what the president promised us, and why so many people of all colors came toward him when he was first elected. he was going to reform washington, d.c. and frankly, we haven't achieved that. focused on that more than anything is what has to happen. >> james, this trust deficit, do you think that extends into the halls of congress as well. in terms of the partisanship, that we feel on capitol hill, how do you see us moving past? can trust be brought between the two sides? >> well, it's really difficult. we don't see enough authenticity, especially on the right in terms of the can daylig candidates put forward. when we have comments about women's issue and rape, we can't have that. talking about congress getting back on track, it's not about consensus. instead of taking oaths from grover norquist, can we get money out of politics? can we reduce the amount of special interest influence on the congress? can we reduce the amount of lobbyists or the number of lobbyists that have acce
the biggest problem in america today, is the trust deficit. that's what the president promised us, and why so many people of all colors came toward him when he was first elected. he was going to reform washington, d.c. and frankly, we haven't achieved that. focused on that more than anything is what has to happen. >> james, this trust deficit, do you think that extends into the halls of congress as well. in terms of the partisanship, that we feel on capitol hill, how do you see us moving...
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especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that is where we came down. we said that the voters are being asked by both candidates to take a leap of faith. given what we know about the previous four years, we decided that it was going to be an easier but to go with the president for four more. host: how many times have you seen president obama, governor romney, or their surrogates in your state? guest: president obama has been here eight times this year, governor romney has been here 6. paul ryan may be eligible to vote, he's been here that much. joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of
especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that...
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he also said he'd cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. he was going to get unemployment down to 5.2% right now. we just learned on friday it's up to 7.9%. that means 9 million more americans don't have work than what he promised. he also said he was going to cut your health insurance premiums by $2,500 a year. anybody seen that happen to them lately? no. actually for the average american it's gone up by $3,000 a year. and then of course he said he was going to save social security and medicare. came out with no plan to do either one of those things. in fact, he took $716 billion out of medicare to pay for his vaunted obama care. he said he was going to work across the aisle. he was going to work with republicans or democrats to get things done. interesting. you know, do you know how long it's been since he has spoken with either the senate -- the republican leader in the senate or the republican leader in the house? about either of the economy or the deficit or sequestration or jobs? it's been since july. i don't call that working across
he also said he'd cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. he was going to get unemployment down to 5.2% right now. we just learned on friday it's up to 7.9%. that means 9 million more americans don't have work than what he promised. he also said he was going to cut your health insurance premiums by $2,500 a year. anybody seen that happen to them lately? no. actually for the average american it's gone up by $3,000 a year. and then of course he said he was going to save social security and...
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we've had trillion dollar deficits each and every year. remember when he said he'd bring people together to solve the country's biggest problems? this is the third president i've served with, it's the most partisan atmosphere i've ever seen. look, look at john casey. i learned a lot from that man. i came in as a young guy in congress, under his leadership, working on the budgets committee. kind of basically following the same trail that he blazed. here's a guy who sees a problem and runs at the problem. that's what leadership is. that's what leaders do. we've got big problems. we don't want a president blaming somebody else for four years, we don't want a president ducking the toughish use, demagoguing the other party. we want a president who will lead and fix this mess in washington and run at our problems and solve our problems and get this country back on the right track. plagu[applause] >> so it's not enough for us to simply complain about the broken promises or to highlight the fact that president obama can't run on his record, so he'
we've had trillion dollar deficits each and every year. remember when he said he'd bring people together to solve the country's biggest problems? this is the third president i've served with, it's the most partisan atmosphere i've ever seen. look, look at john casey. i learned a lot from that man. i came in as a young guy in congress, under his leadership, working on the budgets committee. kind of basically following the same trail that he blazed. here's a guy who sees a problem and runs at the...
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when mitch daniels came into power indiana was $700 million in debt and had a deficit of $820 million. facts are stubborn things and i'd like to knoll how are we going to make sure and preserve the fiscal integrity of the state of indiana. >> if you had spent the last 12 years here you'd know our budget has to be balanced. i produce balanced budget t and they were supported by our own lieutenant governor. i find it laughable that a united states congressman would lecture anybody about fiscal responsibility. you voted five times, congressman, you you voted and the results increased our deficit by $200 billion with a b dollars. >> find key house and governor races on c-span campaign 2012. >> an update on hurricane sandy coming up at about 2:30 eastern which up until then with an election a few days away a look at new hampshire. >> fst past week we've been taking a look at nine swing states and today we put the spotlight on the state of new hampshire. with the small state up in the northeast corner holding 4 electoral votes. right now its unemployment rathe 5.7%. and president obama won
when mitch daniels came into power indiana was $700 million in debt and had a deficit of $820 million. facts are stubborn things and i'd like to knoll how are we going to make sure and preserve the fiscal integrity of the state of indiana. >> if you had spent the last 12 years here you'd know our budget has to be balanced. i produce balanced budget t and they were supported by our own lieutenant governor. i find it laughable that a united states congressman would lecture anybody about...
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we pay for that with higher deficits, higher taxes, higher fares, more indebtedness in terms of bond debt where we say now we have to fix this. so it's a very devastating and continuingly devastating effect on our economy and there is one prediction that the gdp for this quarter which went up to 2% for the last quarter, you know a well, eric, may dip .5 or .6 as a result of what's affected the northeast. so it's a devastating hit and it's affecting a lot of people here in new york in ways that they never thought in new jersey and connecticut and all the atlanta coastal states in ways that they never thought that they would be affected. >> gretchen: let's take a look at the estimated insured losses of former storms. katrina, which was deemed to be the biggest disaster in recent time in 2005, that was 46.6 billion. andrew in '92, 22.9 billion. i'm not sure that's adjusted for current dollars. ike, 2008, 13.1 billion. wilma, charlie, et cetera. then you have sandy down there estimated, i think that's -- i'm not sure that's accurate. the estimation now is 20 billion. how do we even know
we pay for that with higher deficits, higher taxes, higher fares, more indebtedness in terms of bond debt where we say now we have to fix this. so it's a very devastating and continuingly devastating effect on our economy and there is one prediction that the gdp for this quarter which went up to 2% for the last quarter, you know a well, eric, may dip .5 or .6 as a result of what's affected the northeast. so it's a devastating hit and it's affecting a lot of people here in new york in ways that...
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his five-point economic plan to get the country back on track, talking about ideas like cutting the deficit, tapping into domestic energy resources and fixing the nation's public school system. but one thing that he has been trying to zero in on in this final stretch of the campaign, he's been going after the president's mantel, being a post-partisan president. in the words of mitt romney, the president has been what he calls the most partisan. here's what he had to say. >> yesterday, the president said something you might have heard by now that i think surprised a lot of people. he said voting is the best revenge. he told his supporters, voting for revenge. vote for revenge? let me tell you what i'd like to tell you. vote for love of country. [ cheers and applause ] it is time we lead america to a better place. >> as for the rest of this weekend, mitt romney will be heading back to what is perhaps the ultimate battleground state of ohio, where polls show the gop nominee is trailing the president by anywhere between three and six points. he is also going to be hitting the state of pennsylva
his five-point economic plan to get the country back on track, talking about ideas like cutting the deficit, tapping into domestic energy resources and fixing the nation's public school system. but one thing that he has been trying to zero in on in this final stretch of the campaign, he's been going after the president's mantel, being a post-partisan president. in the words of mitt romney, the president has been what he calls the most partisan. here's what he had to say. >> yesterday, the...
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almost every plan for reducing deficits and the national deficit calls for some closing of tax loopholes if you agree with that come out what specific new polls should congress closed? >> could you repeat your question? >> almost every plan for reducing the deficit call for closing tax loopholes. although the tax forgiveness was put there to benefit one interest group or another, if you agree with that, what specific new polls should congress closed? >> the big picture, our tax system is a mess. what we have done in the house cannot and 1-year extension on the existing tax structure, and then do a comprehensive tax reform over the next year that would lower the top corporate rate as well as individual rights and remove loopholes as you said and things that quite frankly you need is an attorney and accountant to figure out how to get them. we want to some of the tax code. our challenge is getting agreement on the other side to start in that direction. the senate has passed a death tax of 55% over $1 million. this is a total difference of where we need to go. from my perspective there is a
almost every plan for reducing deficits and the national deficit calls for some closing of tax loopholes if you agree with that come out what specific new polls should congress closed? >> could you repeat your question? >> almost every plan for reducing the deficit call for closing tax loopholes. although the tax forgiveness was put there to benefit one interest group or another, if you agree with that, what specific new polls should congress closed? >> the big picture, our...
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he has a 1-point -- 14-point deficit to what the president had before. these are all indicators that this election could go in romney's favor. >> gretchen: that's the demographics. let's talk about the issues with regard to the latest polls. who do you trust to handle the economy? juan, on these four fronts, it looks like romney is edging president obama, in some cases big margin, specifically on the economy, 52 to 43 p. are you surprised at that? >> no. clearly the big issue in the election is the economy. and the strength that mitt romney has advertised all along is that he's a businessman. he knows business and he knows how to convey trust to other businessmen so they'll do more hiring with the profits they have. here is the thing that does surprise me is that given the importance of the economy, that the election is even in the fox poll and if you ask americans about the economy, what you see is that, for example, since the mid terms of 2010, the president, the assessment of president obama's handling of the economy has edged up. this goes back to wh
he has a 1-point -- 14-point deficit to what the president had before. these are all indicators that this election could go in romney's favor. >> gretchen: that's the demographics. let's talk about the issues with regard to the latest polls. who do you trust to handle the economy? juan, on these four fronts, it looks like romney is edging president obama, in some cases big margin, specifically on the economy, 52 to 43 p. are you surprised at that? >> no. clearly the big issue in the...
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when i came into office, governor mcdonnell closed the deficit without raising taxes. we rejected kaine's tax increase rejected 97-0 of the house of delegates and rejected his drastic cuts to northern virginia schools of $120 million. we reopen that the rest stops that he closed. government donald open them. -- governor mcdonnell opened them. and the billion dollars in transportation we went back to work force. george allen has a reputation for balancing budgets. he did not as governor ever tried to raise taxes. he was a leader in congress not taxing the internet. the internet is such a big part of virginia business and allowing it to thrive has been great and it is a great part of george allen's legacy. looking forward to having someone in there who would be a champion for our defense industry, a champion for our tech industry and able to cut budgets carefully without increasing taxes and being a partner for mr. romney who did it in massachusetts. if he could do it in massachusetts, he could do it anywhere. host: one of the co-chairs for romney for virginia campaign a
when i came into office, governor mcdonnell closed the deficit without raising taxes. we rejected kaine's tax increase rejected 97-0 of the house of delegates and rejected his drastic cuts to northern virginia schools of $120 million. we reopen that the rest stops that he closed. government donald open them. -- governor mcdonnell opened them. and the billion dollars in transportation we went back to work force. george allen has a reputation for balancing budgets. he did not as governor ever...
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. >> you want four more years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? >> no!. >> reporter: governor romney drawing the sharp contrasts with government. do you want bigger government with stifling regulations or smaller leaner government to help the private sector to grow and create jobs. he dinged the president in a new ad today suggesting somewhere down the road he may appoint a secretary of business, watch. >> barack obama says he may appoint a secretary of business. his solution to everything is add another bureaucrat. why not have a president who actually understands business? >> reporter: now, as the poll numbers keep moving incrementally as each of the candidates making their final arguments it is interesting to watch the battleground states flip back and forth. obama is up one day, romney sup the next, vice versa. it is clear indication, whether early voting, absentee balloting or getting out there on election day, in these battleground states, jenna, each and every vote really does count in 2012. jenna: in five days anything can really happen as we know
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part of that is reducing the deficit. i'm very much in favor of it. for our business, our business is all about growth. our franchise sees make investments as they move forward. if they realize a strong economy, healthy economy, help build jobs, that's what all business people are looking for. >> i have talked to a lot of business owners past few years on this show and otherwise, they said they are tired with both parties. both parties have spent like drunken sailors and got us into this mess. and neither party has reduced the size of government in 50 years. no one has done it since the 1950s. what is does the business community want government to started doing. >> i think we all have to come together. i don't think it's just about government. all ofs have you to come together and make tough decisions. just the way we want to manage our business. the way you manage your personal finances we have to balance our budget. you can't spend more than we take in. we wouldn't be here selling businesses. >> our franchise cease are business owners every day they
part of that is reducing the deficit. i'm very much in favor of it. for our business, our business is all about growth. our franchise sees make investments as they move forward. if they realize a strong economy, healthy economy, help build jobs, that's what all business people are looking for. >> i have talked to a lot of business owners past few years on this show and otherwise, they said they are tired with both parties. both parties have spent like drunken sailors and got us into this...
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we increased the deficit by so much, we're now $16 trillion in the hole, there were all these shovel-ready jobs that didn't happen, and do you feel like it was worth it, is the economy roaring? no. so i think economists will look, there's the keynesian approach where we're borrowing a ton of money from china, we're spending all this money to try to get the government to create demand. i think if you look at the experiment, it did not work. megyn: all right, panel, thank you all so much. >> thank you. megyn: well, residents and city officials getting a first look at the storm damage in one new jersey town. we will show you the latest pictures from long beach island that will shock you, next. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like
we increased the deficit by so much, we're now $16 trillion in the hole, there were all these shovel-ready jobs that didn't happen, and do you feel like it was worth it, is the economy roaring? no. so i think economists will look, there's the keynesian approach where we're borrowing a ton of money from china, we're spending all this money to try to get the government to create demand. i think if you look at the experiment, it did not work. megyn: all right, panel, thank you all so much....
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especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that is where we came down. we said that the voters are being asked by both candidates to take a leap of faith. given what we know about the previous four years, we decided that it was going to be an easier but to go with the president for four more. host: how many times have you seen president obama, governor romney, or their surrogates in your state? guest: president obama has been here eight times this year, governor romney has been here 6. paul ryan may be eligible to vote, he's been here that much. joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of
especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that...